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you mentioned what secretary hagel said. his exact response was quote i know these are difficult issues for president karzai and the afghan people. i was once a politician, so i can understand the kind of pressures especially leaders of countries are always under. is chuck hagel saying more or less, don't worry the guy is lying? >> what secretary hagel is saying there is a fuller picture and this is just one particular episode. it was horrible that there was a bombing during hagel's visit and killing of soldiers again today, this underscores the policy of withdrawing from afghanistan is the right policy. but the key challenge is how to do so in an american manner that maintains security and maintain the stability in afghanistan after the u.s. leaves. that's where hagel is heading in driving this policy. >> john: i want to go back to karzai's statement because it seems we have to figure out what he's trying to accomplish by making this statement saying america is in cahoots with the taliban. is he trying to go with some big a
you mentioned what secretary hagel said. his exact response was quote i know these are difficult issues for president karzai and the afghan people. i was once a politician, so i can understand the kind of pressures especially leaders of countries are always under. is chuck hagel saying more or less, don't worry the guy is lying? >> what secretary hagel is saying there is a fuller picture and this is just one particular episode. it was horrible that there was a bombing during hagel's visit...
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were you surprised by the low energy of chuck hagel today on the stand? many people felt he was coached by whoever coached barack obama on his first debate. >> well, you know it reminded me of the joke of the corpse at the wake, that is not to get in the way of drinking and remembering. this is a strange combination of meet the parents and a job interfere where you got to be sure to be unobjectionable, and you have to work with these same people who are berating you to make your tenture a success and you know these hearings are more about them getting a sound bite for their district back home with their interests or their nuclear weapons plan in it, and they're unfortunately not so much about educating anybody on serious issues that we face. so from that perspective senator hagel's demeanor was entirely understandable, and i can't even begin to imagine how incredibly it mustfrustrating it must have been for him. heather hurlburt and david schuster. be will he be confirmed? >> he'll be confirmed. >> john: welcome back to "viewpoint." and its time for the t
were you surprised by the low energy of chuck hagel today on the stand? many people felt he was coached by whoever coached barack obama on his first debate. >> well, you know it reminded me of the joke of the corpse at the wake, that is not to get in the way of drinking and remembering. this is a strange combination of meet the parents and a job interfere where you got to be sure to be unobjectionable, and you have to work with these same people who are berating you to make your tenture a...
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i think chuck hagel will have a tougher time, and i do think that--i think hagel will have a roughing time of it then kerry. they all but nominated kerry them when beating up on susan rice. it would be heart to double back on him now. >> john: somewhere scott brown is washing his truck. charles pierce, so great to have you on the program. >> thanks, john, i appreciate it. >> john: thank you, for now on what president obama hopes to accomplish in his second temperature i'm happy to be joined by current tv correspondent david shuster and eric boehlert scene fellow with media matters for america. what does he have a better chance of pushing through. >> i think he has a greater chance on gun control and charles was right. it will make the heads explode on the right and make banning assault weapons closing gun show loops holes would seem reasonable. i think that sets the president up in a pretty good negotiating position. >> john: what track record do you think he'll be willing to ruffle executive orders. >> the haguethe hagueel,the republicans made it clear they didn't want chuck hagel. t
i think chuck hagel will have a tougher time, and i do think that--i think hagel will have a roughing time of it then kerry. they all but nominated kerry them when beating up on susan rice. it would be heart to double back on him now. >> john: somewhere scott brown is washing his truck. charles pierce, so great to have you on the program. >> thanks, john, i appreciate it. >> john: thank you, for now on what president obama hopes to accomplish in his second temperature i'm...
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we've got hagel on lockdown, the republicans filibustering chuck hagel. >> i'm going to hit you and keep hitting you absolutely. you're fought going to get away without answering basic questions. >> like how much do you love israel, do you love it as much as i do. i'm in a republican primary in south carolina, that's why i keep hitting you. i know, i though. they're saying this is not techy a filibuster. really? >> we've got a conservative journalist in favor of of fracking on the show he tonight. >> these people are campaigning against fracking for natural gas. i'm a journalist and wanted to find out if they were telling the truth. what could possibly go wrong? excuse me, excuse me. >> do you think it's appropriate? >> we're watching him up against the the sierra club. come on. top of the morning to you. then bill ny the science guy talking about whether an asteroid is going to wipe us out. >> bill nye the science guy. >> the end of the earth? how's that for fun? don't worry we're not all going to die but, it is, what is that is this go time! ♪ theme ♪ cenk: welcome to "the young tu
we've got hagel on lockdown, the republicans filibustering chuck hagel. >> i'm going to hit you and keep hitting you absolutely. you're fought going to get away without answering basic questions. >> like how much do you love israel, do you love it as much as i do. i'm in a republican primary in south carolina, that's why i keep hitting you. i know, i though. they're saying this is not techy a filibuster. really? >> we've got a conservative journalist in favor of of fracking on...
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why is lindsey graham really leading this charge against chuck hagel? surely it is not because he thinks he is going to win. he's terrified about being primaried by a tea party that can't stand him correct? >> i think that's part of it. the other is that lindsey graham is an active member of the military. he's an officer in the military. he travels to afghanistan and iraq and everywhere else he can. he considers himself a member of the armed services. so he takes particular umbrage at chuck hagel who obviously was not for the surge. he argued as a republican senator with the bush policies and so this is a two-fer for him. he gets to go after a guy he doesn't like and it does polish his tea party credentials. >> john: beyond leading the charge to impeople president clinton, lindsey graham unlike hagel has never seen combat, correct? >> that would be correct. >> john: what is the state of the g.o.p. in south carolina? if an elected representative shows a glimmer of moderation, are they facing a primary? >> they are. we have a very active and very aggressi
why is lindsey graham really leading this charge against chuck hagel? surely it is not because he thinks he is going to win. he's terrified about being primaried by a tea party that can't stand him correct? >> i think that's part of it. the other is that lindsey graham is an active member of the military. he's an officer in the military. he travels to afghanistan and iraq and everywhere else he can. he considers himself a member of the armed services. so he takes particular umbrage at...
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now over to you, secretary hagel, solve the problem. do a review. reinstate the conviction and take a very careful look at why it was that the general acted the way that the general acted. and put steps in place so one person can't throw out a jury. >> michael: and is that typical of military justice as we know it? the generals can just go ahead and do that? >> he could revisit that. in the interest of justice the secretary can go ahead and overrule the ruling of the person underneath him, but in the interest of broader justice, because we have a host of females on the committee who are dedicated to solving this problem, we have to say zero tolerance means zero tolerance, fix this case and all of those cases, the estimation of 19,000 a year in the pentagon most of them aren't even going to trial. >> michael: the defense department, their own numbers are showing one in three military women are sexually assaulted. but then hagel starts on the job. he has the budget problem issue where does this fit in? how can he prioritize something like this? >> thi
now over to you, secretary hagel, solve the problem. do a review. reinstate the conviction and take a very careful look at why it was that the general acted the way that the general acted. and put steps in place so one person can't throw out a jury. >> michael: and is that typical of military justice as we know it? the generals can just go ahead and do that? >> he could revisit that. in the interest of justice the secretary can go ahead and overrule the ruling of the person...
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hagel got support from none other than senator chuck schumer of new york. the two men met chuck to chuck on monday and schumer seems to have liked what he heard. schumer said hagel would use the military force to keep iran from going nuclear and that he won't negotiate with hamas or hezbollah until they recognize israel does exist and has a right to keep on doing so. so now everyone can call the jewish schumer anti-semmite. israel may have found its two chuck solution. let's bring moo my guest. comedian ben kissell on cave comedy radio. sherrod small an actor and comedian who appears on literally every show on television. and comedian dave rubin, host of the rubin report on rubinreport.com. thank you all so much for joining us tonight. so i know all of you have been lying in bed awake at night haunted by your doubts about chuck hagel. >> you know it. >> john: does chuck schumer clear it up for you? >> i'm glad the chuck on chuck hate is over. >> a guy named chuck has to back another guy named chuck. it is not like john, dave, you can find a dave that doesn'
hagel got support from none other than senator chuck schumer of new york. the two men met chuck to chuck on monday and schumer seems to have liked what he heard. schumer said hagel would use the military force to keep iran from going nuclear and that he won't negotiate with hamas or hezbollah until they recognize israel does exist and has a right to keep on doing so. so now everyone can call the jewish schumer anti-semmite. israel may have found its two chuck solution. let's bring moo my guest....
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chuck hagel deserves an up-or-down vote. james inhofe and lindsey graham are both saying they want a filibuster without calling it a filibuster. harry reid yesterday we'll get your comments but first majority leader harry reid said they won't get away with this game. >> first time in the history of our country that a presidential nominee or secretary of defense has been filibustered. what a shame. >> bill: so he's saying they're going to have a vote tomorrow. it is a hold technically. technically not a filibuster. and it looks like though hagel is going to get to 60 votes to break the hold or the filibuster. do you agree? >> i saw something this morning that said they're at 58 right now. i think if reid moved ahead with the closer motion, he has to be pretty confident. he doesn't take these kinds of votes unless he knows he's going to win. maybe there are two people on the fence. but i think what you'll see is you'll get more votes for the cloture. people like john mccain and others who are uncomfortable with the precedent o
chuck hagel deserves an up-or-down vote. james inhofe and lindsey graham are both saying they want a filibuster without calling it a filibuster. harry reid yesterday we'll get your comments but first majority leader harry reid said they won't get away with this game. >> first time in the history of our country that a presidential nominee or secretary of defense has been filibustered. what a shame. >> bill: so he's saying they're going to have a vote tomorrow. it is a hold...
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harry reid said he's planning to build a vote for hagel later on this week. in other nominations reid seems to be playing air traffic controller. >> we need to get to brennan. we have jack lew. we have cordray and getting that done. >> michael: those are read anything but smooth sailing. we have l. joy williams and joe williams, in case you're wondering they're not related. i thank both williamss for being here. >> so far as we know. >> michael: we got to bond this right away guys. we got to brand it right away. joe, i want to talk to you about chuck hagel main republican senator reportedly, susan collins will reportedly be supporting chuck hagel's nomination and so will kay hagin which is a big thing. she's from north carolina. that could give him the 60 votes that he needs. what are the other hurdles that hagel still faces here? >> well, he has got a bunch of them. lindsey graham is pledging to put a hold on his nomination, something that harry reid has said he won't entertain but that's probably the first battle. we still have to get to--he has got to get
harry reid said he's planning to build a vote for hagel later on this week. in other nominations reid seems to be playing air traffic controller. >> we need to get to brennan. we have jack lew. we have cordray and getting that done. >> michael: those are read anything but smooth sailing. we have l. joy williams and joe williams, in case you're wondering they're not related. i thank both williamss for being here. >> so far as we know. >> michael: we got to bond this right...
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why do you think chuck hagel made his announcement today? >> well, for two reasons. one, the letter has become public. what he said exactly, he quoted exactly from the letter to senator levin, and then the other is that while he was in israel the israelis joined the british and french saying it had been used, and everyone was asking him well did they tell you ahead of time? did you know about it? what your position. he basically had to say something. >> michael: now, i want to go back to something that you said at the top or just a moment ago in what the options are here. we're clearly, i would guess not sending 100,000 troops on the ground into syria. what is on the table for president obama here in the national security staff? >> i think one thing he could do is the border with jordan and with turkey establish some sort of safe zones, and basically then use either the patriot missiles or airplanes to make it a no-fly zone. if we know where we think the chemical sites are he could authorize airstrikes or missile strikes to take them out. that would be another case,
why do you think chuck hagel made his announcement today? >> well, for two reasons. one, the letter has become public. what he said exactly, he quoted exactly from the letter to senator levin, and then the other is that while he was in israel the israelis joined the british and french saying it had been used, and everyone was asking him well did they tell you ahead of time? did you know about it? what your position. he basically had to say something. >> michael: now, i want to go...
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republicans will continue to punish hagel for the crime of being right. connoisseurs of paranoia likely won't forget another new outburst from the nra's wayne won't pea air. today, he accused president obama of launching "the most aggressive campaign in history to destroy second amendment rights." including -- >> bans on millions of commonly-owned rifles, shotguns and handguns. bans on tens of millions of standard magazines. bans on private transfers. even between family members. >> john: that came after lapierrre published an opinion piece on "the daily caller," the comedy site that doesn't realtize is a comedy site when he said gun owners need their weapons to protect their family from a total collapse of society. a collapse mr. lapierrre says he saw a response of in hurricane sandy. after hurricane sandy, we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitionists see as their utopia. looters ran wild in south brooklyn. there was no food, water or electricity and if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you had better get back before dark or you
republicans will continue to punish hagel for the crime of being right. connoisseurs of paranoia likely won't forget another new outburst from the nra's wayne won't pea air. today, he accused president obama of launching "the most aggressive campaign in history to destroy second amendment rights." including -- >> bans on millions of commonly-owned rifles, shotguns and handguns. bans on tens of millions of standard magazines. bans on private transfers. even between family...
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chuck hagel endorsed mr. obama in '08, and it is always so transparent, and i just don't think they can quit each other. and i'm sorry to be such a jerk about it. but they are just such jerks. and we have got to get -- why are these people still being interviewed on these sunday shows? >> stephanie: you are absolutely right. they are always very troubling. [ suspense music ] >> stephanie: he was not troubling during the bush administration, but now he is very troubling. >> he's trouble. [♪ mysterious music ♪] >> stephanie: clearly he is. >> trouble in river city. >> stephanie: right? >> yes. >> stephanie: totally. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: we played a little donald trump in right-wing world. a warning has been issued to donald trump. he said we live in a country where you can say anything you want as long as you don't harm anyone. but i think his personal life will corrupt what he does on the show. if he becomes somewhat hurtful, we'll figure out what to do with that? oh, now? >>
chuck hagel endorsed mr. obama in '08, and it is always so transparent, and i just don't think they can quit each other. and i'm sorry to be such a jerk about it. but they are just such jerks. and we have got to get -- why are these people still being interviewed on these sunday shows? >> stephanie: you are absolutely right. they are always very troubling. [ suspense music ] >> stephanie: he was not troubling during the bush administration, but now he is very troubling. >>...
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. >> john: this was defense secretary chuck hagel earlier today. >> the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria specifically the chemicallalchemical agent sarin. >> john: it may not be enough to wiggle out of the conflict. here, the author of "bomb scare" joe, thank you for your time this evening. >> my pleasure. >> john: it's great to have you. based on the statement of secretary hagel has the red line president obama referred to last summer been crossed? >> no, we don't have proof that this has happened yet. we have evidence that some of our intelligence agencies say it was credible. they said with low to moderate confidence. low means maybe and mod raid meansmoderatemeans probably. had there are reports that there is chemical residue in the soil there is a victim in the hospital foaming at the mouth. that could be caused by a disease and not necessarily sarin. even if it is proved to be sarin did "z" it come from the assad regime? what is the chain
. >> john: this was defense secretary chuck hagel earlier today. >> the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria specifically the chemicallalchemical agent sarin. >> john: it may not be enough to wiggle out of the conflict. here, the author of "bomb scare" joe, thank you for your time this evening. >> my pleasure. >> john: it's great to have you....
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working to defeat the nomination of hagel. some are working overtime to conceal mowsist. efforts to stoke liberal opposition those who supported romney may well be funding the log cabin republicans to run ads criticizing senator hagel for comments. >> obama should withdraw the nominations and nominate claire danes from homeland. stephanie: good idea. >> why are they giving money to log cabin republicans? does anybody pay attention to them? >> comedians. stephanie: you know who else is behind it? sheldon. >> mitt romney redistributed my wealth! stephanie: he is contacting republican senators directly asking them to oppose the nomination. he opposes him why? because he doesn't want to blow iran up. >> also, he was right about iraq. >> never mind that chuck hagel voted for sending over $80 million in aid to israel. oh oh, that. stephanie: oh, that. >> at those anti semites will do. stephanie: we haven't heard from john and pam and guess where they're going? ♪ ♪ stephanie: good morning john and pam show. >> good morning everyb
working to defeat the nomination of hagel. some are working overtime to conceal mowsist. efforts to stoke liberal opposition those who supported romney may well be funding the log cabin republicans to run ads criticizing senator hagel for comments. >> obama should withdraw the nominations and nominate claire danes from homeland. stephanie: good idea. >> why are they giving money to log cabin republicans? does anybody pay attention to them? >> comedians. stephanie: you know who...
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chuck hagel has health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius flanked the president. their agencies are two of the hardest hit by the $85 billion rolling off of the chopping block. >> obama: it is an area of deep concern. i think everybody knows where i stand on this issue. we're going to try to minimize the impact on american families but it's not the right way for us to go about deficit reduction. >> he told his cabinet he'll keep reaching out to republicans for some support. house republicans countered with a spending bill that would keep the government open through the end of the 2013 fiscal year. the $982 billion deal would give pentagon leeway to absorb the sequester cuts and let republicans say they have the military's back. depending on the reaction from democrats it could be a way to award the march 27th deadline. march 27th is yet another deadline. does the booms day clock ever stop ticking in washington? well it looks like president obama's newest cabinet nominees might energize en enenvironmentalist enenvironmentalists, today he gamed gina mccarthy. she ma
chuck hagel has health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius flanked the president. their agencies are two of the hardest hit by the $85 billion rolling off of the chopping block. >> obama: it is an area of deep concern. i think everybody knows where i stand on this issue. we're going to try to minimize the impact on american families but it's not the right way for us to go about deficit reduction. >> he told his cabinet he'll keep reaching out to republicans for some...
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graham is holding up hagel and brennan to asking is neither hagel nor brennan did. here to help sort this out is tonight's panel. eric boehlert senior fellow with media matters for america. and l. joy williams morning host for "this week in blackness." and dean obeidallah politico median and creator of the dean's report.com. i'm thrilled that you're here to join me. eric why is lindsey graham doing all this? is he just auditioning to a party to a base that di pieces him? >> it's clear that it's some sort of audition. he's doing it because he doesn't want to be primaried in south carolina republican. you know, it's not just graham. susan rice. there were senators who said the same thing. we're going to hold up any nomination for anything because we don't like susan rice. all of this is unprecedented. it's unprecedented obstructionism. and i think they get a pass from the press. if you read the reports today this is what graham is going to do this is the filibuster that they might do and then there is one sentence, oh, this has never been done in the history of the un
graham is holding up hagel and brennan to asking is neither hagel nor brennan did. here to help sort this out is tonight's panel. eric boehlert senior fellow with media matters for america. and l. joy williams morning host for "this week in blackness." and dean obeidallah politico median and creator of the dean's report.com. i'm thrilled that you're here to join me. eric why is lindsey graham doing all this? is he just auditioning to a party to a base that di pieces him? >> it's...
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blocks vote on hagel in the senate. i was thinking when i saw that that sort of sums up everything we have read about the republican party for the last five years. headline always g.o.p. blocks. g.o.p. kills. g.o.p. opposes. have you ever seen a headline in the last five years where the freakin republican party does anything positive? no. >> it's a good point. >> it is a party of no. it's always get in the way. get in the way. get in the way of every good idea. the other thing i want to point out is i ran into former senator kent conrad last night and current senator max bachus last night. we were having dinner in the same restaurant with our wives, valentine's day and senator bachus said he is convinced chuck hagel will be the next secretary of defense, that they will have another vote on february 26th, and a couple of republicans will feel they have done their thing, they have delayed it for 10 days and they will vote for it. let me give you see a couple of examples. orrin hatch, lost by one vote. harry reid had to vo
blocks vote on hagel in the senate. i was thinking when i saw that that sort of sums up everything we have read about the republican party for the last five years. headline always g.o.p. blocks. g.o.p. kills. g.o.p. opposes. have you ever seen a headline in the last five years where the freakin republican party does anything positive? no. >> it's a good point. >> it is a party of no. it's always get in the way. get in the way. get in the way of every good idea. the other thing i...
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nothing on chuck hagel. nothing on climate change. reporters just -- all of the reporters just seem to ask the same question over and over and over again. >> couple of quick comments from twitter. we're tweeting about that topic. jim irwin writes, joey from chicago rocks. >> bill: joey does rock. >> i wanted to bring this up with you, bill. someone wrote to you on twitter not so fast, bill. didn't you yourself ask a dumb question at a press conference about legalizing pot. which i don't think it's a dumb question. i don't think it's a dumb question. i don't think that's what you're saying. nobody else was asking about that. >> bill: let me put this -- i don't want to get too defensive here. >> oh, no, get defensive. >> bill: i might point out that it was two weeks i waited -- i tried to ask that question -- two weeks after colorado and washington state passed initiatives legalizing the recreational use of pot. in that entire two weeks period, no one in the white house press corps asked a question about it until i did. >> it had to be
nothing on chuck hagel. nothing on climate change. reporters just -- all of the reporters just seem to ask the same question over and over and over again. >> couple of quick comments from twitter. we're tweeting about that topic. jim irwin writes, joey from chicago rocks. >> bill: joey does rock. >> i wanted to bring this up with you, bill. someone wrote to you on twitter not so fast, bill. didn't you yourself ask a dumb question at a press conference about legalizing pot....
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he said that previously about chuck hagel. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: who said hagel understands the world better than almost anyone. who said that? >> some hypocrite? >> stephanie: right. [ buzzer ] [ ding ding ] >> stephanie: that would be senator lamar alexander from tennessee. seem to have a different feeling about him at some previous point. senator dick durbin yesterday. >> a person has a -- include service on the foreign relationses committee. yes, he's a serious candidate. >> stephanie: just a little. let's go to howard in pittsburgh. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi howard. >> good morning. >> stephanie: good morning. >> caller: yes, i'm 71 years old. i'm originally from upstate new york. utica, new york. >> stephanie: utica, all right. >> caller: i was fortunate to meet robert francis kennedy and i worked for the airline up there and we worked on the kennedy airplane. >> stephanie: oh wow. >> caller: one thing i've noticed about the kennedys and martin luther king is that they had a word that -- to me, as a progressive democrat is empathy. and i find that -- i
he said that previously about chuck hagel. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: who said hagel understands the world better than almost anyone. who said that? >> some hypocrite? >> stephanie: right. [ buzzer ] [ ding ding ] >> stephanie: that would be senator lamar alexander from tennessee. seem to have a different feeling about him at some previous point. senator dick durbin yesterday. >> a person has a -- include service on the foreign relationses...
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he hasn't decided where he was falling on hagel. you see all of these back-channel interests trying to influence the vote but at the end of the day i asked senator durbin whether or not democrats were going to basically vote united for hagle. and he said when he whips the vote last week, he hadn't found a single " no" yet. there were a few people who want to wait to see what he said in committee at the armed services hearing but at the most part, everyone is on board. you have to pick off five republicans. if you take away the two from nebraska, chuck hagel's home stop light, sutake all three. three is not a tough order, but that doesn't mean the hearings aren't going to be ugly, aren't going to be tough questions, that there aren't going to be questions that we have heard before. but honestly at the end of the day, the most interesting thing about this fight to me has been that the most controversial statement that chuck hagle made was that senators and representatives in washington were beholden to apac and that statement, alone s
he hasn't decided where he was falling on hagel. you see all of these back-channel interests trying to influence the vote but at the end of the day i asked senator durbin whether or not democrats were going to basically vote united for hagle. and he said when he whips the vote last week, he hadn't found a single " no" yet. there were a few people who want to wait to see what he said in committee at the armed services hearing but at the most part, everyone is on board. you have to pick...
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defense center chuck hagel urging him to help end the mass hunger strike at gitmo. >> michael: colonel davis do you think these prisoners should continue to be held there at gitmo? >> no, i mean, for a variety of reasons. we're spending 25 times per year to keep them there than in federal prison. the majority of people have been cleared to transfer out of gitmo that we don't want to keep and it's a blight on our reputation. other countries around the world when we try to condemn them for some of their practices they say what about guantanamo. there is no interest in keeping the place open. >> michael: why is it still going? i'll ask you again, colonel davis, what happens? how does this continue to happen? >> we need leadership out of president obama. he said the right thing back in '09 when he signed the order saying that guantanamo was a blight on our reputation and it had to be closed. but then he lacked the leadership to follow through on his promise, a and we're here four years later. as david said, you have pennsylvania who have been there for 11 years. you've been cleared for rel
defense center chuck hagel urging him to help end the mass hunger strike at gitmo. >> michael: colonel davis do you think these prisoners should continue to be held there at gitmo? >> no, i mean, for a variety of reasons. we're spending 25 times per year to keep them there than in federal prison. the majority of people have been cleared to transfer out of gitmo that we don't want to keep and it's a blight on our reputation. other countries around the world when we try to condemn...
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when is the vote on hagel? is it scheduled? >> it's not scheduled yet. we have been hearing from carl levin perhaps tomorrow but there has not been a firm date put down. there is a hearing on benghazi tomorrow. lots of activity for those who hover around foreign affairs. >> still having hear on benghazi. >> i don't think john mccain and lindsey graham will allow us to stop having hearings. they said they won't vote on chuck hagel until leon panetta testifies on benghazi. >> juana summers at jmsummers. >> this is "the bill press show." (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. [ music ] >> the part of ing shot with bill press this is "the bill press show". >> on this wednesday, february 6th, my parting shot for today, it was indeed uncomfortable at the press briefing yesterday as reporters pounded jay carney on this depart of justice memo saying it's legal to use drones to kill american citizens susp
when is the vote on hagel? is it scheduled? >> it's not scheduled yet. we have been hearing from carl levin perhaps tomorrow but there has not been a firm date put down. there is a hearing on benghazi tomorrow. lots of activity for those who hover around foreign affairs. >> still having hear on benghazi. >> i don't think john mccain and lindsey graham will allow us to stop having hearings. they said they won't vote on chuck hagel until leon panetta testifies on benghazi....
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let's listen to chuck hagel the secretary of defense. >> this is a cultural issue, a leadership issue and a command issue. we're not unaware of the challenges, and it isn't as you note, it's not just isolated in the military. it is a cultural issue. >> michael: is it calling it a cultural issue the right direction to take. >> first i'm glad he addressed the issue, and i'm glad the commander in chief the president of the united states, talked about sexual assault by those in military uniform. third of all, it is more than a cultural issue, it is a crime. committing a crime is a very serious problem that you can't simply blame on culture. the military has a strong responsibility to train the next generation of leaders. people are supposed to be protecting us. i want to caution people on the increases. we found this out when i was in domestic violence prosecutor and right after the o.j. simpson case where there was a supposed rise of domestic violence reporting. the number of sexual assault in the military and the number of reports because there is a higher number of prostitution may be
let's listen to chuck hagel the secretary of defense. >> this is a cultural issue, a leadership issue and a command issue. we're not unaware of the challenges, and it isn't as you note, it's not just isolated in the military. it is a cultural issue. >> michael: is it calling it a cultural issue the right direction to take. >> first i'm glad he addressed the issue, and i'm glad the commander in chief the president of the united states, talked about sexual assault by those in...
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chuck hagel has faced claims that he is anti-israel. and remember when joe biden released that photo of him shooting off a fire cracker in a circle? he just thought that was really cool. and we remember that the president posted this photo proving he definite can read. i'm done talking now. >> jennifer: thank you brett for that 100% factually accurate reporting. somebody is always in our "war room." check us out online at dp@danpink.com check out our facebook and twitter. have a great night. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> now welcome to "the young turks." we have a fantastic show for you today. i'm going to be joined by ana kasparian in just a bit. we'll look at a tragedy that happened over the weekend. it is an unthinkable thing that happened to the author of american sniper. but what a shooting range be a good place to treat someone with ptsd. >> he cared so much about helping other veterans. >> the police believe he was tryiyi t to o hehelp himimtt the gun range outside of dallas. >> maybe that's why they were at the range for some type of the
chuck hagel has faced claims that he is anti-israel. and remember when joe biden released that photo of him shooting off a fire cracker in a circle? he just thought that was really cool. and we remember that the president posted this photo proving he definite can read. i'm done talking now. >> jennifer: thank you brett for that 100% factually accurate reporting. somebody is always in our "war room." check us out online at dp@danpink.com check out our facebook and twitter. have a...
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here is our defense secretary chuck hagel talking about it. >> we cannot confirm the origins of these weapons but we do believe any use of chemical weapons in syria would very likely have been originated with the assad regime. as the letter states the president has made clear the use of chemical weapons or the transfer of such weapons to terrorist groups would be unacceptable. >> cenk: unacceptable. all right well what does that mean? we're going to war with syria? let's discuss it. our panel is here, ana kasparian, michael hastings hermela aregawi and jayar jackson. reverend jackson would get away with this non-religious talk the last segment. >> there was a lot of talking over. >> cenk: i hear you. they said it's a red light. quote, a game changer. this was before it was used, that it would be a game changer and a red line for the united states. that seemed to indicate we would take military action. do you think we're going to and should we? >> i'm not sure that we're going to, but i'm going to assume that we are not going to. i think they will move the red line more. i think that's
here is our defense secretary chuck hagel talking about it. >> we cannot confirm the origins of these weapons but we do believe any use of chemical weapons in syria would very likely have been originated with the assad regime. as the letter states the president has made clear the use of chemical weapons or the transfer of such weapons to terrorist groups would be unacceptable. >> cenk: unacceptable. all right well what does that mean? we're going to war with syria? let's discuss it....
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people who used to support him at one point he had to check a mirror just to make sure he wasn't chuck hagel. in a marriage equality ad, it's also the only commercial on tv that does not feature the progressive lady. why won't president obama sign the executive order for lgbt. today is the 86th bird of sydney portier, and the 50th birthday of charles barkley and had he live, it would be the birthday of kirk cobain as well. congress can, in fact, do stuff. this is "viewpoint"." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us. with the budget sequester that would tut a trillion dollars from the budget, speaker of the house john boehner warned of dire consequences if it's allowing to through. a wall street journal opinion piece, you'll be shocked to hear blamed the entire mess on president obama. boehner named just a couple of things that he pushed through the house must be avoided. it threatens u.s. national security, thousands of jobs and more. america's military budget would be slashed, border security, law enforcement, aviation safety and many ot
people who used to support him at one point he had to check a mirror just to make sure he wasn't chuck hagel. in a marriage equality ad, it's also the only commercial on tv that does not feature the progressive lady. why won't president obama sign the executive order for lgbt. today is the 86th bird of sydney portier, and the 50th birthday of charles barkley and had he live, it would be the birthday of kirk cobain as well. congress can, in fact, do stuff. this is "viewpoint"." [...
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and chuck hagel up for a vote today. we didn't even get to drones yet. we have a little more time here with joe cirincione. time for your calls at 1-866-55-press. on this special mardi gras state of the union edition of the "full court press." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv. this is the "bill press show." people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! ahh ! finally, there's cepacol sensations. serious sore throat medicine seriously great taste. plus the medicine lasts long after the lozenge is gone. ahh ! mmm ! cepacol sensations. [ male announcer ] start with a groundbreaking car. good. then invent an entirely new way to buy one. no. no. no. yes! a website that works like a wedding registry. but for a car. first, you customize it. then let people sponsor the car's parts as gifts. dad sponsors the engine for your birthday. grandma sponsors the rims for graduation. the car gets funded. then you pick up your new dodge dart at the dealership. and
and chuck hagel up for a vote today. we didn't even get to drones yet. we have a little more time here with joe cirincione. time for your calls at 1-866-55-press. on this special mardi gras state of the union edition of the "full court press." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv. this is the "bill press show." people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! people with sore throats have something new to say. ahh ! mmm ! ahh !...
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chuck hagel! and yet the president's not doing enough bipartisan outreach. >> chuck hagel is unfortunately does not believe in carpet bombing as a solution to a diplomatic problem. and cruz and inhoff both do because they're big christians, apparently. they believe that the abject is like -- all drone striking single target aside, they believe in wiping out miles and miles of city blocks to get -- >> stephanie: on the offchance someone -- >> the poor people they disagree with are there while the other people are trying to work at a shoe shop until this nonsense passes. they get wiped out in the process. >> chuck said that it was the tip of the iceberg. talk about one guy who shot up an orphanage with a 50 caliber machine gun. >> but that's all right. >> stephanie: a senate panel approved him yesterday. what hal is referring to. harry reid said he would move ahead with a full senate vote. he was jamming it through. >> stephanie: so republican senator jim inhoff insisting any confirmation be based o
chuck hagel! and yet the president's not doing enough bipartisan outreach. >> chuck hagel is unfortunately does not believe in carpet bombing as a solution to a diplomatic problem. and cruz and inhoff both do because they're big christians, apparently. they believe that the abject is like -- all drone striking single target aside, they believe in wiping out miles and miles of city blocks to get -- >> stephanie: on the offchance someone -- >> the poor people they disagree with...
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although cornyn was trying to put a wrench in the hagel thing. no closed door meeting and many troubling public statements. >> troubling. very troubling. >> like susan rice, very troubling. >> stephanie: that's always the code word, troubling. some things are very troubling. >> i'm taking bets on when one of the guys will come out and say this guy isn't as temperamentally suited or judicious in his comments as susan rice might have been. sooner or later they're going to get around back to her again. it was like i don't know why we're talking about susan rice when we could have our good friend, john kerry, who we spent four years savaging. he's really a good guy now. >> stephanie: the president presenting his gun violence measures today. at noon, do you think. anything going to play out differently this time? >> you know, i think the stuff he's saying, he can do himself. he can do himself. a bunch of you know, beckerwood sheriffs aside by executive order, he can order a study of gun violence. i don't think -- we're not treading on any constitution
although cornyn was trying to put a wrench in the hagel thing. no closed door meeting and many troubling public statements. >> troubling. very troubling. >> like susan rice, very troubling. >> stephanie: that's always the code word, troubling. some things are very troubling. >> i'm taking bets on when one of the guys will come out and say this guy isn't as temperamentally suited or judicious in his comments as susan rice might have been. sooner or later they're going to...
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chuck hagel was sworn in this morning at a private ceremony at the pentagon. he is planning to address department employees later today. the full senate confirmed hagel yesterday and he released a statement saying that he is incredibly honored to be tasked with heading up the department of defense and he plans to work closely with congress to protect this great nation and to make sure we maintain the world's strongest military. >> first lady michelle obama is on the move the next couple of days to continue to promote the third anniversary of her let's move program. you may remember that she teamed up with big bird to release a couple of public service announcements last week urging kids to eat better and exercise more. i like the excuse to show big bird dancing again. today she travels to clinton mississippi where child obesity is down 13% from 2005. state officials attribute much of the change to a 2007 law that required more p.e. in schools and better food on cafeteria menus. >>> the first lady championed a federal law mandating healthier school meals and ou
chuck hagel was sworn in this morning at a private ceremony at the pentagon. he is planning to address department employees later today. the full senate confirmed hagel yesterday and he released a statement saying that he is incredibly honored to be tasked with heading up the department of defense and he plans to work closely with congress to protect this great nation and to make sure we maintain the world's strongest military. >> first lady michelle obama is on the move the next couple...
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david gregory asked somebody, should the president withdraw chuck hagel's nomination? no! should he just step down and nominate someone else? >> no! >> stephanie: what? no! >> perhaps a republican? chuck hagel is a republican! >> twit! >> bill press had a really good point this morning. he and i are getting really tired of seeing john mccain and lindsey graham every single sunday on every single show! >> stephanie: the senator of the green room. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] i was just going to get to that. lindsey graham will permanently -- on the couch or in a green aren't. he threatened to block votes on nominees for c.i.a. director and defense secretary until the administration gives more information about benghazi. well i declare -- i'll be sipping my mint julep. >> i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship. hagel to be confirmed to secretary of defense until the white house gives us an accounting. >> stephanie: then he. >> announcer: ed away. >> was he one of the guys who gave -- there are some senators that those shows could
david gregory asked somebody, should the president withdraw chuck hagel's nomination? no! should he just step down and nominate someone else? >> no! >> stephanie: what? no! >> perhaps a republican? chuck hagel is a republican! >> twit! >> bill press had a really good point this morning. he and i are getting really tired of seeing john mccain and lindsey graham every single sunday on every single show! >> stephanie: the senator of the green room. [ ♪...
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>> i would say that's maybe -- secretary of defense chuck hagel said about three or four weeks ago that he didn't really favor reforms that would take power away from the chain of command. recently, however, pentagon press secretary george little has said the secretary is open to whatever it takes and seems to have backed away from that. you have not heard the white house comment while the president and vice president joe biden have said that they are outraged. there was that white house meeting with valerie jerrod and about 16 lawmakers. they haven't endorsed any specific legislation yet. >> i think the pretty, a lot of pressure on the white house to come out and support the jimmy brand proposal. we will see what happens on that. juana summers. you have a lot of work to do. thank you for coming in? >> thanks for having me. >> this is "the bill press show" show". >> thanks for having me. [ music ] (kaj) jack, how old are you? >> nine. (adam) this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. way inside. (christoff) we'
>> i would say that's maybe -- secretary of defense chuck hagel said about three or four weeks ago that he didn't really favor reforms that would take power away from the chain of command. recently, however, pentagon press secretary george little has said the secretary is open to whatever it takes and seems to have backed away from that. you have not heard the white house comment while the president and vice president joe biden have said that they are outraged. there was that white house...
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vice president meet for lunch and this afternoon, the two of them meet with defense secretary chuck hagel. briefings yet to be determined sometime today. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning fellow americans and welcome to the "full court press." right here on current tv. it is tuesday april 30. great to see you today. got lots to talk about. got lots of news happening today. both here in our nation's capital and around the country. and around the globe. a lot of news out of afghanistan. we'll tell you about that in a second. whatever's going on, we want to hear from you what you think about it all. give us a call at 1-866-55-press. join us on twitter at bpshow. that's our twitter handle at bpshow. on facebook, facebook.com/billpress show. yes, indeed. in afghanistan even though the white house will neither confirm nor deny it, president hamid karzai admits now that for the last decade or so, they have been -- he's been receiving bags of cash delivered by c.i.a. agents. what that means, of course is we can no longer complain about karzai being corrupt because it turns out we're the one
vice president meet for lunch and this afternoon, the two of them meet with defense secretary chuck hagel. briefings yet to be determined sometime today. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning fellow americans and welcome to the "full court press." right here on current tv. it is tuesday april 30. great to see you today. got lots to talk about. got lots of news happening today. both here in our nation's capital and around the country. and around the globe. a lot of news out of...
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there were anti-chuck hagel ads being run by this -- one interest group. i was quite shocked. they went after him for the israel, for comments he made about -- >> myrlie evers, widow of the late, great myrlie evers. >> america, we are here, our nation's capitol, on this day, january 21, 2013, the inauguration of our 45th president, barack obama. we come at this time to ask blessings upon our leaders. the president, vice president, members of congress, all elected and appointed officials of the united states of america. we are here to ask blessings upon our armed forces, blessings upon all who contribute to the essence of the american spirit. the american dream. the opportunity to become whatever our mankind, womankind allows us to be. this is the promise of america. as we sing the words of belief, this is my country, let us act upon the meaning that everyone is included. may the inherent dignity and inalienable rights of every woman, man, boy and girl be honored. may all your people, especially the least of these, flourish in our blessed nation. 150 years after the emancipatio
there were anti-chuck hagel ads being run by this -- one interest group. i was quite shocked. they went after him for the israel, for comments he made about -- >> myrlie evers, widow of the late, great myrlie evers. >> america, we are here, our nation's capitol, on this day, january 21, 2013, the inauguration of our 45th president, barack obama. we come at this time to ask blessings upon our leaders. the president, vice president, members of congress, all elected and appointed...
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his regular weekly meetings with treasury secretary jack lew and defense secretary chuck hagel. jay carney holding his daily briefing down at the white house at 12:45 today. i will be there representing all of you and tweeting from there. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning, good morning, everybody. what do you say? welcome to the "full court press" here on this tuesday morning. july 9. great to see you today. thank you for joining us on the "full court press." coming to you live from our nation's capital and our studio on capitol hill. where we will bring you up to date on what's going on as you start your day today. we'll tell you what's happening here in our nation's capital. not a hell of a lot. around the country and around the globe. and give you a chance to sound off about it all at 1-866-55-press. that's our toll free number. one way to make your comments known. or you can -- if you don't have time for a telephone call, send us your comments on twitter at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. we'll start of
his regular weekly meetings with treasury secretary jack lew and defense secretary chuck hagel. jay carney holding his daily briefing down at the white house at 12:45 today. i will be there representing all of you and tweeting from there. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning, good morning, everybody. what do you say? welcome to the "full court press" here on this tuesday morning. july 9. great to see you today....
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harry reid has started the confirmation for chuck hagel. sixty votes are needed to avoid a filibuster. despite republican opposition, it looks like reid may get what he needs. others have said they will at least vote the end a filibuster. we are back after the break. stick around. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com [ ♪ theme ♪ ] announce announce ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller show." net. >> yes be it do. this hour of the "stephanie miller show" brought to you by no feathers please.com. get sweet savings and take 5% off with cotton and wool bedding. shop today. stephanie: yeah, that's the only way to say i love to you mama on value len tines day is to buy something. how about sexy liberal, sexy liberal chicago april 13? megan in chicago the official alcoholic small time realtor. >> get in line, neurotic alcoholic. hello. stephanie: hello glug glug glug. stephanie: when i heard you're in my neck of the woods na perform e of the woods naperville perhaps. i
harry reid has started the confirmation for chuck hagel. sixty votes are needed to avoid a filibuster. despite republican opposition, it looks like reid may get what he needs. others have said they will at least vote the end a filibuster. we are back after the break. stick around. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com [ ♪ theme ♪ ] announce announce ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller show." net. >>...
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and the senate is scheduled to vote again today on the confirmation of former senator chuck hagel for secretary of defense. harry reid needs 60 votes to get the vote to the floor of the senate, after which he is expected to be confirmed after what has been a long serve -- seven weeks. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during red lobster's lobsterfest. with the year's largest selection of mouth-watering lobster entrees. like our delicious lobster lover's dream, featuring two kinds of succulent lobster tails. or our savory, new grilled maine lobster and lobster tacos. it's back, but not for long. [ woman ] our guests go crazy for lobsterfest. my favorite entree is
and the senate is scheduled to vote again today on the confirmation of former senator chuck hagel for secretary of defense. harry reid needs 60 votes to get the vote to the floor of the senate, after which he is expected to be confirmed after what has been a long serve -- seven weeks. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours...
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stephanie: i loved your tweet, now republicans can get back to blocking everything else after chuck hagel is confirmed. house gop could learn something from chris christie, people like you when you work with obama. isn't that something? >> well, i -- it is something. i don't know why 74% of new yorkians like chris christie. the only thing i can chuck it up to is that he worked with the president. so i think house republicans -- i mean if you look at any poll the most unpopular -- it's always fun to watch boehner and the congressional republicans talk about how congress is broodly unpopular. >> stephanie: exactly. it is an interesting case in point, here is chris christie who was broodly criticized for working with the president and now he doesn't even get to go to cpac. >> yeah, that right-wing sleep over. >> stephanie: and of course michelle obama. >> i don't even think i got to type the number 2 before it started. >> stephanie: yeah, and they literally say this will never happen and laura bush -- >> and ronald reagan by the way. and then my friends are quick to point out. well, they did
stephanie: i loved your tweet, now republicans can get back to blocking everything else after chuck hagel is confirmed. house gop could learn something from chris christie, people like you when you work with obama. isn't that something? >> well, i -- it is something. i don't know why 74% of new yorkians like chris christie. the only thing i can chuck it up to is that he worked with the president. so i think house republicans -- i mean if you look at any poll the most unpopular -- it's...
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another one is chuck hagel but that's another story. >> stephanie: it was hilarious, like most people this week she was caught in traffic, and he was literally in the middle of a stem winder he would be able to afford education -- and it's like elizabeth warren is here. >> yeah, he was very sharp. and some day i hope to ask him. how do you integrate his previous job with this one? he was very, very funny. >> stephanie: yeah, he has unleashed the comedy cracken again. >> yeah, because it has to be enormously tempting. to essentially squelch the heckelers. >> stephanie: oh my god, jim he did a dead on bernie sanders impersonation. and he made an amazing point about the cost of college. how much does it cost in this country. >> yeah, and in finland. >> stephanie: and he said in fin lan they pay you to go to college. >> yeah. >> stephanie: but he made a really good point of the percentage that pell grants paid -- >> it was 60% of your education, and now it pays 32. >> stephanie: yeah, he was talking about talking to a bunch of college students and he was like how many work 40 hours a week
another one is chuck hagel but that's another story. >> stephanie: it was hilarious, like most people this week she was caught in traffic, and he was literally in the middle of a stem winder he would be able to afford education -- and it's like elizabeth warren is here. >> yeah, he was very sharp. and some day i hope to ask him. how do you integrate his previous job with this one? he was very, very funny. >> stephanie: yeah, he has unleashed the comedy cracken again. >>...
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it is, however using ads and mailers to call hagel anti-gay, anti-woman and anti-israel. this is part of a larger story in "the new york times" reporting at least five other groups are engaged in trying to block the president's choice. and the increase emergence of anonymous dollars and shady front groups is likely a result of citizens united. that 2010 decision that opened the floodgates to allow interested parties to inject endless outside money into our political campaign. >> i hate citizens united. >> me, too. npr reporting for the fives time today, google is posting its policies on what information it turns over to the government as part of an effort to win tougher privacy laws and support. the convenientier v.p. officer david drummond has put up a frequently asked questions page detailing questions they ask about the most and they need to access the information like a warrant or subpoena. we'll be back with more show after the break. stay with us. thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ah
it is, however using ads and mailers to call hagel anti-gay, anti-woman and anti-israel. this is part of a larger story in "the new york times" reporting at least five other groups are engaged in trying to block the president's choice. and the increase emergence of anonymous dollars and shady front groups is likely a result of citizens united. that 2010 decision that opened the floodgates to allow interested parties to inject endless outside money into our political campaign. >>...
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then he and the vice president will be meeting with defense secretary chuck hagel. the defense secretary poised to announce this afternoon that the pentagon is furloughing 800,000 pentagon employees for 11 days as a result of the sequester. that was rumored before. it is going to happen today. the sequester rolling on. jay carney with his regular briefing for the white house press corps at 12:30 today. i'll be there trying to get a couple of questions in. tell you all about it tomorrow. be back with what's up with the i.r.s. what the hell are they doing? >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tuberculosis lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel your doctor should test you for tuberculosis a
then he and the vice president will be meeting with defense secretary chuck hagel. the defense secretary poised to announce this afternoon that the pentagon is furloughing 800,000 pentagon employees for 11 days as a result of the sequester. that was rumored before. it is going to happen today. the sequester rolling on. jay carney with his regular briefing for the white house press corps at 12:30 today. i'll be there trying to get a couple of questions in. tell you all about it tomorrow. be back...
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bodies -- yeah gop has already violated hundreds of years of senate present by filibustering chuck hagel and using the filibuster to delay the cia director. this shouldn't be considered a victory. it's a sad commentary of where we have come to. and the meeting yesterday shockingly produced no agreement. so i'm hoping to go nuclear, at least on the appointees -- >> maybe that's what is causing the heat dome. >> stephanie: maybe. let's go to gerald in california. hi, gerald. >> caller: hi thank you for taking my call. my comment was one that i think the shooting was justified, but the previous caller -- snoo -- >> stephanie: i'm sorry, why was the shooting justified? >> caller: i'll state that in one moment. but the previous caller was trying to show that there is a double standard as to where you can have a white child killed by a black person with zero media attention -- >> stephanie: really? >> caller: and yet you can have a what is a new term white hispanic, kill a black man and it's all over the news. it's just a double standard. >> stephanie: are you kidsing me -- >> caller: that isn
bodies -- yeah gop has already violated hundreds of years of senate present by filibustering chuck hagel and using the filibuster to delay the cia director. this shouldn't be considered a victory. it's a sad commentary of where we have come to. and the meeting yesterday shockingly produced no agreement. so i'm hoping to go nuclear, at least on the appointees -- >> maybe that's what is causing the heat dome. >> stephanie: maybe. let's go to gerald in california. hi, gerald. >>...
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the idea of filibustering -- >> filibuster -- >> stephanie: he said the opposition to hagel was intensifying. >> right. because he's -- what? >> huh? >> because he's only a war hero and republican -- >> stephanie: but, when john mccain starts to sound reasonable, something is going on. he said he will not support a filibuster. >> it's not the policy. >> stephanie: several other senator also voiced reservations about a filibuster after mitch mcconnell raised that policy. >> it's not the policy! >> stephanie: it's true. >> and further more [ mumbling ] ! [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> just warning you. >> stephanie: just proving he is still kind of a douche. did you see he made a racist joke. representative justin ahmash republican of michigan denowed the joke about president i'm a dinner jacket in which he alluded to auk ma den jad as a monkey. >> he was talking about the monkey in space and that he wants to be the first iranian in space -- >> mccain doesn't think that he is a foreign leader in any way shape or form. >> stephanie: just saying still under the category of not helpful.
the idea of filibustering -- >> filibuster -- >> stephanie: he said the opposition to hagel was intensifying. >> right. because he's -- what? >> huh? >> because he's only a war hero and republican -- >> stephanie: but, when john mccain starts to sound reasonable, something is going on. he said he will not support a filibuster. >> it's not the policy. >> stephanie: several other senator also voiced reservations about a filibuster after mitch...
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., someone like chuck hagel who a lot of people in the united states military wanted him to be secretary of defense, and they drug their feet on it. and it's completely ridiculous and shameless. i'm i'm a u.s. soldier, and we need leaders not have bickering partisanship. and the cia director we needed someone in that position. >> stephanie: yep. >> caller: it's ridiculous. >> stephanie: they are trying to make points about things that have nothing to do with the actual confirmation in front of them. it's one political skit after another. >> it's a stunt. snoot it's sketch. >> boner isn't good at sketch comedy. he needs to cut that out. >> stephanie: yes. kelly carlin live in studio next on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: hello hour number 3 tv world. kelley carlin live in studio with us. she has a fabulous show, jacki, it's called "the carlin home companion." >> where is this? >> stephanie: thank you for asking. at the acme comedy theater. >> it's live show. >> stephanie: exactly -- okay. i'm fine now. >> you okay? >> stephanie: yeah i'm good. no, she
., someone like chuck hagel who a lot of people in the united states military wanted him to be secretary of defense, and they drug their feet on it. and it's completely ridiculous and shameless. i'm i'm a u.s. soldier, and we need leaders not have bickering partisanship. and the cia director we needed someone in that position. >> stephanie: yep. >> caller: it's ridiculous. >> stephanie: they are trying to make points about things that have nothing to do with the actual...
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. >> democracy is paralysis. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: and again that is just provably -- chuck hagel is the first time in history. >> yeah. >> stephanie: it is literally, again, on these appointments. win the white house and you can appoint your own staff but we have never had people trying to obstruct appointments. >> yeah. and we're not even talking about judges. i'm a member of the house of representatives, by boy am i rooting for harry reid to stop this nonsense. >> stephanie: yeah, i am too. and i'm such a geek that i already look forward to meet the press like nobody's business. chairman steve isreal of the dccc, thanks so much for taking time for us. >> thank you so much. >> stephanie: thanks steve. i'm snorting geek all over the place. because now he is working with senator senator senator merkley. it was very tense yesterday. crackling sexual tension -- >> yes. it will be both mcconnell and reid on meet the press. >> he completes me. >> stephanie: oh my god. ermahgerd. >> i complete you. >> there's room in my shell for two. >> stephanie: david in chicago on the zimmerman tri
. >> democracy is paralysis. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: and again that is just provably -- chuck hagel is the first time in history. >> yeah. >> stephanie: it is literally, again, on these appointments. win the white house and you can appoint your own staff but we have never had people trying to obstruct appointments. >> yeah. and we're not even talking about judges. i'm a member of the house of representatives, by boy am i rooting for harry reid to stop this...
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at 3:30 this afternoon he meets with secretary of defense chuck hagel. our briefing today will be, again, with deputy press secretary josh ernest at 12:15. back with evan mcmorris santoro as a "friend of bill." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: what do you say friends and neighbors. good to see you this morning. welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. it is tuesday march 26. and it is a busy day here in our nation's capital. congress may be in recess but the supreme court is in business and today's the first of two days that they're going to hear arguments on both sides of the issue of marriage equality, same-sex marriage. today, they'll be hearing arguments about california's proposition 8. and then tomorrow, arguments on defense of marriage act which president clinton says was a big mistake. president clinton who signed doma back in 1996. again, he says it was a big mistake. we hope the supreme court agrees with him. in other news, in afghanistan john kerry and president hamid karzai, they've been friends for a long time. they met yesterday. the
at 3:30 this afternoon he meets with secretary of defense chuck hagel. our briefing today will be, again, with deputy press secretary josh ernest at 12:15. back with evan mcmorris santoro as a "friend of bill." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: what do you say friends and neighbors. good to see you this morning. welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. it is tuesday march 26. and it is a busy day here in our nation's capital. congress may be in recess but the...
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white house around 4:00 where he will then go straight into a meeting with secretary of defense chuck hagel in the oval office. that is closed to press. and then press gets to observe the president delivering remarks in the east room at 5:30 this afternoon. >> busy day. >> that's a busy day. it was everything -- be the president will be in four different places in one day. that's not bad. there is no press briefing today. bill normally goes to the press briefings, he won't miss out. if you're not following us on twitter, i push twitter a lot. go follow us on twitter at bpshow. if for no other reason, bill tweets from the white house press briefings and it is so beautiful. it is so perfect. because he'll just smack down other reporters as they're asking dumb questions. it is the best. i'll watch the press briefing with twitter open and just sort of watch bill as he tweets in real time. it is really fantastic. so keep an eye out. there could be a lot of good stuff that comes out of new jersey today. maybe the photo of the president and chris christie next to each other won't be so severe as i
white house around 4:00 where he will then go straight into a meeting with secretary of defense chuck hagel in the oval office. that is closed to press. and then press gets to observe the president delivering remarks in the east room at 5:30 this afternoon. >> busy day. >> that's a busy day. it was everything -- be the president will be in four different places in one day. that's not bad. there is no press briefing today. bill normally goes to the press briefings, he won't miss out....
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will be meeting with defense secretary chuck hagel and then this evening, the president and the first lady host a concert celebrating memphis soul music. as part their performance in the white house series. that ought to be a great night in the east room. jay carney will be meeting with us white house reporters at 11:30 this morning. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, good morning my fellow americans and welcome to the "full court press" on this tuesday. tuesday, april 9. good to see you today. you want to know what's going on, here is the place to find out. we'll tell you what's happening in our nation's capital. that's where you'll find us on capitol hill here. our studio on capitol hill down the street from the united states congress. we'll tell you what's going on here and around the country and around the globe. not only that, we'll give you a chance to sound off about the issues of the day by giving us a call at 1-866-55-press or by sending us your comments on twitter at bpshow. we're on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. it is goin
will be meeting with defense secretary chuck hagel and then this evening, the president and the first lady host a concert celebrating memphis soul music. as part their performance in the white house series. that ought to be a great night in the east room. jay carney will be meeting with us white house reporters at 11:30 this morning. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, good morning my fellow americans and welcome to the "full...
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everyone called it unprecedented with chuck hagel it became routine to filibuster the nominees. i think that was a particularly pressing issue. that the president of the white house had called for some sort of revolution. -- resolution. and i think especially with the consumer board, there was concern, the white house had actually been engaged in negotiations. jack lew meeting with senator rob portman to negotiate possibly some of the structural changes and that's why senator warren was so pleased when she was presiding yesterday because they knew that those structural changes giving much more congressional oversight to the board would significantly weaken its impact. >> bill: one other issue moving to the trayvon martin case, the attorney general gave a speech yesterday before the naacp in florida. the very last cut that we have from the attorney general he talked about after the verdict he announced that the department of justice was investigating -- had been investigating the possibility of filing a civil rights case against george zimmerman and they held off on that until th
everyone called it unprecedented with chuck hagel it became routine to filibuster the nominees. i think that was a particularly pressing issue. that the president of the white house had called for some sort of revolution. -- resolution. and i think especially with the consumer board, there was concern, the white house had actually been engaged in negotiations. jack lew meeting with senator rob portman to negotiate possibly some of the structural changes and that's why senator warren was so...
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then at 4:45 this afternoon the president and the vice president meet with secretary of defense chuck hagel. one more hour coming up. stick around. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, good morning everybody. welcome, welcome to the "full court press" right here on this tuesday, june 25. "full court press" coming to you live on current tv all across this great land of ours. so good to see you today. thank you for joining us here as we bring you the news of the morning. from our nation's capital all around the country all around the globe wherever it's happening, we're on top of it. we'll tell you about it. we'll take your calls at 1-866-55-press. you can tell us what it all means to you and to your family. 1-866-55-press. give us your comments on twitter. if you don't want to give a call at bpshow. that's our twitter handle at bpshow and on facebook, facebook.com/billpressshow. for all of our friends on facebook. well the international game of catch me if you can continues. edward snowden we think, is in moscow. he is -- we think headed for ecuador, going there by way of, we think havana, cuba.
then at 4:45 this afternoon the president and the vice president meet with secretary of defense chuck hagel. one more hour coming up. stick around. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, good morning everybody. welcome, welcome to the "full court press" right here on this tuesday, june 25. "full court press" coming to you live on current tv all across this great land of ours. so good to see you today. thank you for joining us here as we bring you the news of the morning. from...